List of media adaptations of Journey to the West. Depiction of the Forbidden Temple's Sun Wukong as depicted in a scene in a Beijing opera. Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, was written in the 1. Wu Cheng'en. Stories and characters were widely used, especially in Beijing opera, and has been adapted many times in modern film, television, stage, and other media. Paintings. It premiered as part of the Manchester International Festival at the Palace Theatre on 2. June 2. 00. 7. Mary Zimmerman, Introduction by Anthony C. Yu, Journey to the West: A Play (Northwestern University Press, 2.

Monkey: A Journey to the West, a live storytelling by Sebastian Lockwood of the New Hampshire Institute of Art, presented in February 2. In 2. 01. 2 it was . It was one of the first anime films produced by Toei Animation.

Hong Kong film series produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Ho Meng- hua. Hong Haier, also known as The Fantastic Magic Baby, a 1. Hong Kong film directed by Chang Cheh. Monkey King With 7. Magic, a 1. 97. 9 Taiwanese film directed and produced by Fu Ching- Wa. The film was a box office success, becoming the 8th highest- grossing film of 2. Japan. Er Lang Shen is a 2.

CGChinese animated film produced by Yuan Cheng depicting Wukong's fight against Er Lang Shen. The Forbidden Kingdom is a 2. Chinese- American fantasy- adventure martial arts film featuring Jet Li as the Monkey King. Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons is a 2. Hong Kong comedy film loosely based on the novel. The Monkey King is a 2. Chinese- Hong Kong film directed by Cheang Pou- soi depicting Wukong's rebellion against Heaven.

In March 2. 01. 1, Neil Gaiman announced plans to pen a screen adaptation of Journey to the West at the request of television producer Zhang Jizhong. Guillermo del Toro is rumoured as a possible director and James Cameron will also consult on the film. The film is based on the story of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King and his journey to the west to fight a powerful source of evil after being freed from his seal. As of 2. 01. 5, it was the highest grossing Chinese animated film. Surprise is a low- budget 2. Chinese fantasy comedy film directed by Show Joy. It had wide previews on December 1.

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Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, was written in the 16th century and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. The Eleventh Hour ***** New decade. Watch Better Than Chocolate Online. Steven Moffat expertly reboots the format with a charming introduction for Matt Smith and the "little girl who waited".

December 1. 8, 2. The Monkey King 2 is a 2. Chinese- Hong Kong film The Monkey King directed by Cheang Pou- soi. The movie stars Lin Gengxin as the Monkey King. Screenwriter Christopher Yost and Richard Taylor are working on a blockbuster retelling of the .

It was translated into English by the BBC. Journey to the West, a two- season television series produced by CCTV, starring Liu Xiao Ling Tong as Sun Wukong. The two seasons were released in 1. Noted for its faithfulness to the original novel, this series is still considered by many as a classic. Journey to the West, . Nippon TV produced another television series, based on Journey to the West, titled New Monkey, it ran for only one season.

It was followed by a 1. Journey to the West II, starring Benny Chan as Sun Wukong. The Monkey King, also called The Lost Empire, a 2. Sci Fi Channel. The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra, a 2. Hong Kong television series loosely based on the novel. It was produced by TVB and starred Dicky Cheung as Sun Wukong again.

Saiy. The lead character of Son Goku (Sun Wukong) was given to Shingo Katori, a member of the pop group SMAP. This remake has been so successful as to break viewing records with one in three Japanese viewers watching each episode of the series. The main cast from the 1. Journey to the West version reprised their roles in this series.

Journey to the West, a 2. Chinese television series directed and produced by Cheng Lidong, starring Fei Zhenxiang as Sun Wukong. It started airing on Zhejiang Satellite TV on 1. February 2. 01. 0. Journey to the West, a 2. Chinese television series produced by Zhang Jizhong, starring Wu Yue as Sun Wukong.

It started airing on Southern Television Guangdong on 2. July 2. 01. 1. Into the Badlands, a 2. AMC and written by Miles Millar and Alfred Gough.

It is loosely based on Journey to the West. He uses the story of the Monkey King's quest to become equal to a god to parallel the feelings of the main character, a Chinese immigrant, who is struggling to fit into American society. Digimon has several Digimon modeled after Journey to the West characters. Gokuumon is based on Sun Wukong, Sanzomon is based on Xuanzang, Cho- Hakkaimon is based on Zhu Bajie, and Shawujinmon is based on Sha Wujing. A 4- part arc in season 2 of Dinosaur King is based around the main characters' time machine landing them in Ancient China and meeting Xuanzang (named . Through their adventure to find a mystical Cosmos Stone, hidden behind a stone door only Sanzo can chant into opening, the three realize that they themselves would become the inspirations for Sanzo's companions from Journey to the West.

Doraemon: Nobita's Parallel . For example, Sun Wukong becomes . The supporting character Oolong was also based on Zhu Bajie and it was said that Yamcha was based on Sha Wujing. The object of sutras are replaced by the seven wish- granting .

Follow- up series include Saiy. Previously serialised in Heavy Metal in 1. Journey to the West with a preface by Renata Pisu. ISBN 9. 78- 0- 8. The Flying Superboard is a Korean animated television series based on Journey to the West. Book One: The Monkey King was released in 2. The whole series was later released on a 2.

VCD set. The show was later dubbed into English and edited by Cinar (now known as Cookie Jar Entertainment) and was titled Journey to the West - Legends of the Monkey King. It first aired on Teletoon in Canada and was originally shown on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV in the United States from 2. It was honored with the Golden Panda Award at the 1. Sichuan TV Festival in China. These include . The novel describes events which occurred between chapters 6. Journey to the West. The Monkey King is the 1.

British novelist Timothy Mo, whose protagonist mirrors the personality of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King. Tripmaster Monkey is a 1. Chinese American novelist Maxine Hong Kingston, with widespread references to Journey to the West. Watch Miss Taken Download Full. Gene Luen Yang's graphic novel American Born Chinese uses the legend of the Monkey King as a major metaphor throughout the book.

He uses the Monkey King's quest to become equal to a god to compare the feelings of the main character, a Chinese immigrant, who is struggling to fit into American society. In the children's novel Michael and the Monkey King by Alan James Brown, the Monkey King's mythical journey to the west becomes a modern- day quest to save the lives of a young boy's parents. A young man, Hsun- ching, sets out to recover a lost sutra and gains a strange- looking companion, .

Stories of the Monkey King and Chinese heroes are referenced throughout. Pu Songling writes of Sun Wukong in . It was based on the original story and characters. The Japanese version is titled Saiyu G. It was developed by Koei. Saiy. Warriors Orochi 3.

The after- mission cutscene for the mission in which the player unlocks Xuanzang make many references to the novel. Including a conversation between the characters Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Ishikawa Goemon speculating on whose roles from the novel they fill. Warframe has a playable character named Wukong. Project X Zone has two protagonists named Kogoro Tenzai and Mii Koryuji, they are both based on Sun Wukong and Xuanzang respectively.

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Overwatch, in the seasonal event, Overwatch Year of the Rooster, the characters Winston, Roadhog, Reinhardt and Zenyatta are given alternate outfits that makes them look like Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing and Xuanzang. References. Retrieved 7 October 2. Retrieved 2. 9 April 2.

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